Sunset Arizona Oct 196, 1879.

Dear Nellie

I wish you would write
me a letter; and, tell me how your Mother
is and what she is doing, & how Asahel is
getting along and how you are (and when
you are going to get Married) how is Clara
Owen Blanch & Allice are any of them
going to school Clara & owen ought
to go I have not heard from any of you
for so long a time I am as well as
usual ownly I have taken a little cold
& got pains over one of my Eyes this
Morning I want you to take good
Care of Henry & see that He dont work
to hard I dont expect I need to
ask you to be a good girl for I
expect you are always good. I want
want you to give my love to Clara
Owen & Blanch I cannot write to them to
day I expect Clara is getting almost an
young woman. I want to have her and
all the Children learn all they can while they
are young & I want to give you a little council

Sunset Arizona Oct 16, 1879.

Dear Nellie

I wish you would write me a letter; and, tell me how your Mother is and what she is doing, & how Asahel is getting along and how you are (and when you are going to get Married) how is Clara Owen Blanch & Allice are any of them going to school Clara & owen ought to go I have not heard from any of you for so long a time I am as well as usual ownly I have taken a little cold & got pains over one of my Eyes this Morning I want you to take good Care of Henry & see that He dont work to hard I dont expect I need to ask you to be a good girl for I expect you are always good. I want you to give my love to Clara Owen & Blanch I cannot write to them to day I expect Clara is getting almost an young woman. I want to have her and all the Children learn all they can while they are young & I want to give you a little council